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Classics for Kids - December 2012 Piotr Tchaikovsky Program 5 - Carnegie Hall
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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Carnegie Hall opened with a concert conducted by Piotr Tchaikovsky. The story of one of the world’s premier concert venues.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, WQXR, KUHF, and KVLU


  • Added: Nov 15, 2012
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4
Classics for Kids - December 2012 Piotr Tchaikovsky Program 4 - Traditional Christmas Classical Music
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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Classical music that traditionally gets played during the Christmas season.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, WQXR, KUHF, and KVLU


  • Added: Nov 15, 2012
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4
Classics for Kids - December 2012 Piotr Tchaikovsly Program 3 - The Nutcracker
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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The story and music of The Nutcracker.

Bought by WMNR, KMXT, WGBH Radio Boston, WQXR, KUHF and more


  • Added: Nov 15, 2012
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 6
Classics for Kids - December 2012 Piotr Tchaikovsky Program 2 - Ballet
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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An exploration of ballet and Tchaikovsky's ballet compositions.

Bought by WMNR, WGBH Radio Boston, WQXR, KUHF, and KVLU


  • Added: Nov 15, 2012
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 5
Classics for Kids - December 2012 Piotr Tchaikovsky Program 1 - About Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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The Life and Music of Tchaikovsky

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, WQXR, KUHF, and KVLU


  • Added: Nov 15, 2012
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4
Classics for Kids - November 2012 Leonard Bernstein Program 4 - American Composers with a Boston Connection
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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Many American composers lived and worked around Boston.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KUHF, and KVLU


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 3
Classics for Kids - November 2012 Leonard Bernstein Program 3 - Operettas in English
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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Defining the operetta with many examples including Bernstein's "Candide."

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KUHF, and KVLU


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 3
Classics for Kids - November 2012 Leonard Bernstein Program 2 - Bernstein and Musical Theater
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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A Look at Bernstein's Great Broadway Productions

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KUHF, and KVLU


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 3
Classics for Kids - Leonard Bernstein Program 1 - About Leonard Bernstein
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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The Life and Music of Leonard Bernstein

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KUHF, and KVLU


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 3
Classics for Kids - October 2012 Edvard Grieg Program 4 - Halloween Music
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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Spooky classical music for Halloween.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KUHF, WQXR, and KVLU


  • Added: Sep 13, 2012
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4
Classics for Kids - October 2012 Edvard Grieg Program 3 - Scandinavian Composers
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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Music by composers from Norway, Denmark and Sweden, plus Finland and Iceland too!

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KUHF, WQXR, and KVLU


  • Added: Sep 13, 2012
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4
Classics for Kids - Edvard Grieg Program 2 - The Story of Peer Gynt
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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Grieg wrote incidental music for Ibsen's play Peer Gynt. Here's the story.

Bought by KMXT, WGBH Radio Boston, KUHF, WQXR, and KVLU


  • Added: Sep 13, 2012
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 5
Classics for Kids - Edvard Grieg Program 1 - About Edvard Grieg
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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The life and music of Edvard Grieg

Bought by KUHF, WGBH Radio Boston, WQXR, and KVLU


  • Added: Sep 13, 2012
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4
Classics for Kids - September 2012 Felix Mendelssohn Program 5 - Women Composers
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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Fanny Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn's older sister, was a talented pianist and composer too. A look at Fanny and other women composers.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, WQXR, and KUHF


  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 3
Classics for Kids - September 2012 Felix Mendelssohn Program 4 - Child Prodigy Composers
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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Felix Mendelssohn was a child prodigy. Hear about other composers who started just as early -- or even earlier.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, WQXR, KUHF, and KVLU


  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4
Classics for Kids - September 2012 Felix Mendelssohn Program 3 - Music Based on Shakespeare
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: Classics For Kids
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A look at music inspired by the work of William Shakespeare.

Bought by WMNR, KUHF, WGBH Radio Boston, WQXR, KUHF and more


  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 6
Classics for Kids - September 2012 Felix Mendelssohn Program 2 - A Midsummer Night's Dream
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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Mendelssohn's music illustrates many of the characters and situations in Shakespeare's, A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, WQXR, KUHF, and KVLU


  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4
Classics for Kids - September 2012 Felix Mendelssohn Program 1 - About Felix Mendelssohn
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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The life and music of Felix Mendelssohn.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, WQXR, KUHF, and KVLU


  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4
More Legends
From: The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis
Series: Art for Ears
Caption: Amanda Ratliff
In this program we explore legends kept alive by historic recordings and the performers’ unmatched contributions to the musical world.

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Aug 28, 2009
  • Length: 28:52
  • Purchases: 1
Legends
From: The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis
Series: Art for Ears
Caption: Amanda Ratliff
This week we study great legends of the past—legendary performers, legendary recordings.

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Aug 24, 2009
  • Length: 28:10
  • Purchases: 1
Change of Clothes
From: The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis
Series: Art for Ears
Caption: Amanda Ratliff
In today’s program we study musical works that have received a "Change of Clothes."

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Aug 14, 2009
  • Length: 28:38
  • Purchases: 1
Classics for Kids - William Grant Still Program 4 - Black Composers of Classical Music
From: Robin Gehl
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A look at other Black composers and their music - Fourth of four programs for February 2009

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Jan 29, 2009
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 1
Classics for Kids - William Grant Still Program 3 - Paul Lawrence Dunbar's Poetry
From: Robin Gehl
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The poetry of Paul Lawrence Dunbar appears in Still's Afro-American Symphony - Third of four programs for February 2009

  • Added: Jan 29, 2009
  • Length: 06:30
Classics for Kids - William Grant Still Program 2 - The Afro American Symphony
From: Robin Gehl
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A walk through The Afro American Symphony - Second of four programs for February 2009

  • Added: Jan 29, 2009
  • Length: 06:30
Classics for Kids William Grant Still Program 1 - About Wiliam Grant Still
From: Robin Gehl
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The Life and Music of William Grant Still - First of four programs for February 2009

  • Added: Jan 29, 2009
  • Length: 06:30